India struggles to take care of children affected by deaths in family

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Rohini Mohan‍ India Correspondent In Bangalore, Rohini Mohan

Three months after living with his aunt, a nine-year-old boy in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu has finally begun to make sense of his parents' long absence.
The boy's thirty-something father, who worked in a state-owned liquor shop, died of Covid-19 in March. A day later, his wife also succumbed to the virus. Their two sons have since been living with relatives.
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